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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Veronica

/vẽr-än'-ĭk-ə/ · Ve·ron·i·ca · IPA /vəˈɹɒnɪkə/
01 n. A portrait or representation of the face of our Savior on the alleged handkerchief of Saint Veronica, preserved at Rome; hence, a represent…
  1. 1.
    A portrait or representation of the face of our Savior on the alleged handkerchief of Saint Veronica, preserved at Rome; hence, a representation of this portrait, or any similar representation of the face of the Savior. Formerly called also Vernacle, and Vernicle. Also: Vernacle, Vernicle
  2. 2.
    A genus of scrophulariaceous plants; the speedwell. See Speedwell.(Bot.) See: Speedwell